Acute effects of physical exercise in a heated pool versus in land based on hemodynamic variables of elderly hypertensive patients

Author(s)

Awassi Yuphiwa Ngomane

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: Bauru. 2017-11-30.
• Institution: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Ciências. Bauru
• Defense date: 2017-09-26
• Advisor: Emmanuel Gomes Ciolac

Abstract

Background: Physical exercise promotion is one of the main global goals of innumerous health and medical societies for preventing and managing non communicable chronic diseases, being one of the main therapeutic for the patient with hypertension. Exercise in heated swimming pool has emerged as a potential alternative to physical exercise on the ground for the reduction of blood pressure (BP) of hypertensive patients, however, its effects on BP and about hemodynamic variables of hypertensive elderly patients have not been investigated. Purpose: Evaluate the acute effects of physical exercise in a heated pool (Hex) versus in land-based (Lb) on pressure, arterial stiffness, endothelial function, and heart rate variability in older hypertensive adults. Methods: 15 hypertensive elderly ( older than 60 years) of both sexes, sedentary and in antihypertensive drug treatment were submitted to a session of Hex, Lb and control without exercise (CON) in random order (2 to 5 days the interval between interventions) and had BP, arterial stiffness, endothelial function and heart rate variability were analyzed before, immediately after and 45 minutes after each intervention, whereas outpatient PA was analyzed for 24 hours after each intervention. The sessions of Hex and Lb consisted of 30 minutes of aerobic exercise with intensity between relatively easy and slightly tiring on the scale of subjective perception of Borg effort, while the CON session consisted of 30 minutes of rest in the sitting position. Results: There was a reduction in BP (9,9 ± 3,1 mmHg; P< 0,01) 45 min after Hex, but not after Lb and CON, when compared to pre-intervention values. Outpatient BP analysis showed that only the Hex session reduced (P < 0.05) systolic BP 24 h (Hex: 118 ± 3,0 mmHg; Lb: 123 ± 3,3 mmHg; CON: 123 ± 3,7 mmHg), daytime systolic (Hex: 120 ± 3,1 mmHg; Lb: 124 ± 3,2 mmHg; CON: 125 ± 3,5 mmHg) and nighttime systolic (Hex: 114 ± 3,1 mmHg; Lb: 120 ± 3,9 mmHg; CON:119 ± 4,3 mmHg), as well as 24-h diastolic BP (Hex: 72 ± 2,4 mmHg; Lb:75 ± 2,9 mmHg; CON: 74 ± 2,9 mmHg) and daytime systolic (Hex: 74 ± 2,9 mmHg; Lb: 77 ± 3,0 mmHg; CON 76 ± 2,9 mmHg), while nighttime diastolic BP did not decrease after both exercise sessions. The magnitude of BP reduction after EPA compared to the CON session ranged from 4.5 ± 1.3 mmHg (24-h diastolic BP ) to 9.5 ± 3.0 mmHg (nighttime systolic BP), and persisted significant difference up to the 17th postoperative hour for systolic BP and up to the 10th postoperative hour for diastolic BP. There was no significant change in carotid-femoral VOP, endothelial function and HRV during interventions, as well as between interventions. Conclusion: Only the Hex session was effective in reducing BP at rest and in the outpatient setting, suggesting that physical exercise in a heated pool may have important implications for BP control of elderly hypertensive patients undergoing pharmacological treatment. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/09259-2 - Acute hemodynamic responses to heated water-based exercise in older hypertensive patients
• Grantee: Awassi Yophiwa Ngomane
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master